GrandPuppies & GrandKitties!

by | Apr 11, 2011

Proud to be a GrandPuppy-Parent!

Did you see CNN last week? My good friend, Jim Rudolph, made me aware of their latest finding! Grand-puppies! The latest demographic to emerge in this crazy pet world,… there are now officially “grandpuppy-parents!” And, let me tell you – they are a proud group!

The beginning of the article shows a pet mommy Skyping her fur-kid, Gracie´s, grandpuppy-parents. And, they all look like they are having a ball! Including Gracie, who appears to be incredibly intent on talking to her grandpuppy-parents.

From the article,… “When we look at the evolution of the dog from protector, hunter, to companion, it may not be so unlikely for the dog to appear in the ´family tree,´ ” said Dr. Rebecca Johnson, director of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.

So, there you have it. There are grandpuppy-parents – grandkitty-parents everywhere! They might be waiting on human grandkids but there´s been a delay in this, for some reason. They might have a child that doesn´t want children and will only have their fur-kids. Or, maybe it´s a baby boomer who´s empty-nested, adopted the new kid, a pet, and bring these new grandkids to their parents. And, a variety of other scenarios!

Therefore, when one of these precious grandpuppies or grandkitties dies, a grandparent will want to remember their relationship with the special pet too. There are numerous things that one can do to honor this love:
Create a special rock to honor this pet in their flower area.
Make a clay paw print to showcase next to a special photo.
Remind pet parents with point-of-purchase signs to remember the grandparents with numerous other memorialization pieces.
Purchase a piece of cremation jewelry to hold a bit of the pet´s fur.
Include the grandparent´s names in the on-line memorial posting of the deceased pet.
Have a portrait done of the pet.
Have a special blanket done with a picture of the pet.

And, many more things that can be done.

Just a hint, as hard as it can be, make sure to have these pre-planning conversations with the Grandparents ahead of time. Understand how they will want to remember their special pet,…

Bottom line, this demographic is proud to be a grandparent of a dog or cat. Therefore, GrandPuppy-Parents and GrandKitty-Parents will want to do all they can to honor the relationship they had with their precious “grand-kid.” As a pet loss professional, it´s our responsibility to help them with this process. They deserve it.

Memorialization Items for Grief Support

by | Sep 9, 2010

Give your families various options for memorialization items – they truly want choices!
when it comes to honoring a beloved deceased pet, more times than not families “don´t know what they don´t know.” It´s our responsibility as a pet loss professional to have these items available and to guide our families in what their options are to pay tribute to their pet. There are so few outlets to see items such as cremation jewelry, personalized art pieces and unique urns that families will come to our pet loss operations to become familiar with what they can do to remember their pet.
There´s another benefit to you too in having a family buy memorialization items from you – such as a piece of jewelry that can hold a bit of hair or cremains. As they wear this piece around other pet lovers, the necklace/jewelry becomes a topic of conversation – and gets others to talk about you and your services,…
Give families options. Even more so – give them a reason to talk about you and your services.

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